<p>Magneto, just wanted to add that I am an economics/math major and plan on either getting a second bachelors or a masters in computer science. You sound absolutely perfect for the economics/math double major, especially considering those are two of the few subjects you actually like. Seriously, if you don’t do something you enjoy you are going to FAIL in life.</p>
<p>@Inmotion12</p>
<p>I actually thought about doubling up with an Econ degree and Engineering degree since those are 2 areas I enjoy. As far as the math goes, I enjoy it, but cant really see myself doing it for the 3/4 years of college I have left, however while im at CC, im going to take a high level math class and see where it goes from there (since im basically using this break to see where my strengths truely lie).</p>
<p>bump to get more opinions/advice</p>
<p>The first thing you need to do is figure out what you enjoy doing in a very general sense. Do you like teaching people? Do you like working with your hands? Do you like using your imagination to create new things? What do you like to do?</p>
<p>You said “But other than that, I can see myself being an engineer since ultimately I want to either go into pharmacy or weapons making (crazy isnt it).” Why do you see yourself being an engineer if you want to go into pharmacy? What aspect of pharmacy appeals to you? What part of weapon design interests you (you won’t be designing the entire thing, you will be given a very specific part to design)? What kind of weapons would you want to work on?</p>
<p>Also, going to trade school is not necessarily the “easy” way out. Skilled trade workers can make plenty of money. It may be as mentally demanding as engineering, but there will be challenges of a different nature.</p>
<p>@ PurdueEE</p>
<p>You bring up a very good point. I see myself becomming one because I love to imagine finding cures to things or telling people about a discovery. Its funny, but as I payed attention to the science part of those comic book movies (most notably Ironman), I just kept thinking that I could make something like that (for example, Ironman’s repulsar beams) if I knew everything that there is to know about the science/engineering part of it. It just always seemed more viable for a career and a dream for me among other things. I think pharmacy because I believe it has the most to do with Chem E and manipulation and transport of molecules is really appealing to me. This leads me to the weapons designing. Ive always had an interest in designing the weapons in those cartoons or making something more evil (like a gun that shoots out a colorless/odorless gas that has some effect or something like that). Ive always just wanted to be creative and show people everything that Im doing</p>
<p>Someone had also asked me that before (What do you enjoy doing?) and I didnt know what they meant. when you put it in that kind of sense, I enjoy working with everything and teaching. I enjoy just thinking/daydreaming of new and outlandish ways of getting things to work better or differently and sometimes I’ll even draw what im thinking of just to see what it would really look like.</p>
<p>idk maybe im just overthinking this by alot…</p>
<p>Dude, do you have a significant other or hook-up?</p>
<p>@ Enginox</p>
<p>If only I did… sadly all I have are my comics and loads of free time. I get what you’re hinting at tho</p>
<p>Enjoy does not mean that you are good for it.</p>
<p>You have to be good at it - by nature.
Tell me, do you have a clear mind for doing math and science? Not just about interest.</p>
<p>@ jwxie</p>
<p>what do you mean by clear mind? Im actually really good them both when I understand them and everything just seems logical when i spend time with them.</p>
<p>^Whatever. That’s not the point. You need to relax. I’m going to assume you are a straight male, so here’s my advice:</p>
<p>Go to the library, locate a smart-looking woman, say “hello, how are you, I’m Soandso”, and establish a conversation. Yes, you will fail, many times but the good news is that the right ones will converse with you. ;)</p>
<p>Note: please, be a gentleman; don’t give us a bad name. Thanks.</p>
<p>No offense, but young girls don’t like it when guys come up and say hello, how are you? I’ve never gotten a girlfriend doing that.</p>
<p>I can’t tell you exactly what to do because that’s just not the way it works in the real world, but I will tell you that today my girlfriend told me the reason she was so initially attracted to me was that I seemed driven and focused on succeeding. I seemed like a guy who knew what he wanted and was striving for it. Hehe, little did she know…</p>
<p>The point is I went from having pretty few girlfriends when I was younger to having my pick of the litter once I learned to value myself above all else and not care what people thought about me. Of course, once you get older and have a family, priorities do change a little, but women are instinctively attracted to an ambitious male. That’s biology 101.</p>
<p>21 is not too old. I knew this guy from Cooper Union (now he @ my school). He is an amazing person to get along with. He said he slacked off and failed all his classes. Great. Now he is working very hard to purse his degree. And he is already 25. </p>
<p>I also met this guy who was 44, single father with two children. He had two jobs, and take 3 classes per semester. He is graduating next spring, and is expecting first honor (so far he is 3.92). He was also a drop out.</p>
<p>So these stories led us to a conclusion that 21 is still pretty young. In fact, you asked for an opinion, and you want people to give you an opinion that worth listening to. Well, when I asked you whether you have a clear mind about math and science, that was just my first impression after reading your story. </p>
<p>First of all, you don’t need to be a master in computer programming course. I am a computer engineering student, and as a freshman (last semester) I peer-tutor my classmates in C++. I have to agree with you that not everyone is good at everything. In fact, as an engineer who is also interested in pursing second major in physics, I am pretty slow in math. When I said slow, I lacked of confident, and I need a lot of practice. This meant I will suffer a lot in vector calculus and differential equations this fall.</p>
<p>But my point is that when you really want to become a good engineer, who really posses those great writings and knowledge of men, you have to overcome them.</p>
<p>This is true for any course and any major.</p>
<p>Liking theormo and not able to do well in some other classes aren’t really helping. No one expect you to remember everything. Moreover, classes are taught by human beings. There are harsh graders and bad professors. </p>
<p>But to really make your decision: you said you see yourself as an engineer. If you really like to become one, stick with it.</p>
<p>I also suffered last semester. But I believe there is always a second chance for us, if we are determine to make it happen.</p>
<p>I’m in a similar situation: struggling through a chemical engineering degree and sort of hating it. I’m in my sophomore year and sometimes I feel like I’m at this huge disadvantage. I’m at a fairly prestigious school and I feel like I can’t really control the fact that I always just hit the curve in my tests. I’m miserable most of the time and like the two times a week I get any free time (the weekend) I just go out and party. It just leaves me tired and sad and unhappy with the way my social life has turned out. I don’t really feel like myself anymore. I know what a tough decision it is, but the only worse thing than being in the situation is not deciding. You feel very very powerless that way. You can either decide to suck it up and stick it out and to try to find ways to make yourself happy or you can make a change. I’m still torn because even though I like science, what I’m good at, what I’ve always been good at is writing and lit (My highschool teacher told me I was the best writer in his class), but honestly I need to pay back loans and I don’t know where I would go with that. Engineering has some options I would be interested in - medical device companies, patent law, or buisiness school, so I guess that’s why I’m doing it. I totally understand what you mean about feeling uncomfortable about taking liberal arts classes but at the same time, my liberal arts electives have been the most enjoyable classes I have taken.</p>
<p>Life is short and if you can’t get through your degree without being miserable I wouldn’t do it. If you are really good at something and give it your all, you’ll probably find a way to leverage it to your advantage somehow and be successful from that. Its advice I’m still struggling to deal with myself, but I’m pretty sure its the right advice. Good luck. I know how you feel. And if anyone has any advice for me, that’d be great to lol.</p>
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<p>You should check out some of the “dymystified” books and teach these hard subjects to yourself. Someone told me that engineering is like training in the Shaolin Temple. The training is difficult and they make you do all types of painful and annoying exercises, just like engineering majors have to take all sorts of annoying and painful prerequisites. At the end though, you reap a huge reward though that you will be proud of.</p>